India Needs Additional Raw Material to Boost Technical Textiles

During his address at the recent Techtextil Symposium in Mumbai on October 4, Giuseppe Gherzi stated that India is limited in supply of raw materials for boosting the domestic technical textiles industry. While India’s PET (polyethylene terephthalate) capacity is good, other technical fibers such as aramids, PPS (polyphenylene sulfide) and flame-retardant viscose are basically non-existent.

Gherzi, a post-graduate from the North Carolina State University, said that raw materials supply will be a barrier for the immediate growth of technical textiles in India, while admitting that the country has huge potential in this sector.

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Technical textiles represent 27 % of worldwide textile production. In Germany, technical textiles contribute about 50% of the total textile production.

According to Gherzi, as of 2012, the volume for global traditional textiles was 59 million tons and the technical textiles volume was 22 million tons. Among the different sectors of technical textiles, composite and nonwovens are expected to grow at 6% per year, while wovens, braided knitted, yarn type textiles, nets, ropes and carpets are expected to grow at 4% annually.

In the Indian technical textiles sector, jute holds the predominant position, followed by synthetic fibers such as polyolefins and polyester. Worldwide, polyolefins and polyester each hold a 25% market share, followed by glass and jute fibers.

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